Institutional and infrastructure support for regional clusters development
https://doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2025-11-1376-1385
Abstract
Aim. The work aimed to substantiate the conditions and factors necessary for the development of regional clusters as networked spatial-economic systems.
Objectives. The work seeks to review current definitions of the term “cluster”, determine the place and role of clusters in the socio-economic development strategies of regions in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia; and develop proposals for improving the effectiveness of cluster policy at the regional level.
Methods. The study employed a combination of scientific methods, based on a systems approach. Specifically, a substantive analysis of normative and regulatory documents was conducted, along with desk research, a logical approach, and a content analysis of recent-years research findings by Russian authors.
Results. Current definitions of the research category “cluster” were structured, and organizational and methodological approaches to cluster regulation at the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (RF) were identified. A survey of cluster participants identified systemic problems in the clustering process, and proposals were developed to improve the effectiveness of regional cluster policy.
Conclusions. The implementation of the potential of clusters as networked spatial-economic systems at the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation requires the development and implementation of cluster policies as an independent component of the region’s overall socioeconomic policy. Successful implementation of the latter presumes the availability of infrastructural and institutional support, which application options are discussed in this article.
Keywords
clusters,
cluster development center,
systemic issues,
institutional and infrastructural support,
regional cluster policy
Supporting agencies: This article was produced as part of research conducted under Russian Science Foundation Project No. 24-28-01360 “Strategic Management of Cluster Development under Transition to a Digital Economy.”
About the Authors
S. A. Ivanov
National Research University “Higher School of Economics — St. Petersburg”
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Sergei A. Ivanov, D.Sc. in Economics, Associate Professor, Leading Expert of the Centre for Applied Sociological Research
16 Soyuza Pechatnikov St., St. Petersburg 190121
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the authors declare no conflict of interest related to the publication of this article.
V. D. Davydenko
National Research University “Higher School of Economics — St. Petersburg”
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Violetta D. Davydenko, lecturer at the Department of Public Administration
16 Soyuza Pechatnikov St., St. Petersburg 190121
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the authors declare no conflict of interest related to the publication of this article.
L. V. Nagymanova
National Research University “Higher School of Economics — St. Petersburg”
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Liana V. Nagymanova, visiting lecturer at the Department of Public Administration
16 Soyuza Pechatnikov St., St. Petersburg 190121
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the authors declare no conflict of interest related to the publication of this article.
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Ivanov S.A., Davydenko V.D., Nagymanova L.V. Institutional and infrastructure support for regional clusters development. Economics and Management. 2025;31(11):1376-1385. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2025-11-1376-1385
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